Canada Excellence research chair in cold ecosystems conservation Posting date: 27 June 2025 Application deadline: 15 September 2025 The Department of Biology of the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Laval University is accepting applications for a Canada Excellence Research Chair (CERC) in cold ecosystems conservation. The CERC Program enables Laval University to recruit world-class researchers in line with the government of Canada's priorities in science, technology, and innovation. The CERC in Cold Ecosystem Conservation aims to transform our understanding of how cold ecosystems function in a changing world and to propose relevant management and mitigation solutions. The Chairholder and the research group they assemble will pursue an ambitious research program to elucidate the key ecological and evolutionary processes of cold ecosystems. The approach should include exploiting exceptional field data acquired over several decades by Universit� Laval researchers and the use of models to address open questions in Cold Ecosystem Conservation to inform environmental policy. We seek to recruit an individual with proven leadership experience in integrating ecological and climate science. We are looking for a candidate whose expertise will enrich existing Universit� Laval centers and institutes and create synergies within the University strengths in cold region ecology. This will foster a dynamic and collaborative research environment within our institution. The Department of Biology at Universit� Laval is an ideal place for training and research in fundamental fields of biology, from cellular and molecular biology to genomics, physiology, and animal, marine, freshwater, and plant ecology, as well as conservation and evolution. The Department currently has an enrollment of 435 undergraduate students, 135 graduate students in Masters and PhD programs, and 22 professors. The Department is a leader in northern research, with recognized centers of excellence in non-human genomics, ecology and evolution, and oceanography. This research is supported by major infrastructure at Universit� Laval, including the new scientific complex Institut nordique du Qu�bec, the Institute of Integrative Biology and Systems, NGCC Amundsen research icebreaker and 11 research stations in Nunavik and Nunavut under the stewardship of the Centre for Northern Studies. These stations include weather stations that have been maintained for 30-40 years and cover a latitudinal gradient of 3,000 km. According to the Times Higher Education 2024 Impact Ranking, based on the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Laval University ranks 19th in the world and first among French-speaking universities. Laval is also the top Canadian university and one of the top international universities in Arctic and subarctic sciences. The total student enrollment stands at 55,000 with 1,700 professors. The person selected by the Nomination Committee must successfully pass an internal selection process at Universit� Laval as well as the national selection as part of the Canada Excellence Research Chair competition. The successful candidate will receive: * A tenured full-time full professor position. * A competitive salary package including a chair bonus of up to 30% of union negotiated salary. * $8 million over 8 years ($1 million/year, including salary) in funding from the CERC Program. * A partial exemption from teaching duties for the duration of the chair. * An allocation of $800,000 from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) for major laboratory equipment that can be leveraged to $2M. * Access to state-of-the-art laboratories in the INQ's new science complex, including laboratories for simulating cold conditions and a logistics center for mission preparation. * Competitive and attractive start-up funds. Click here to access the full call for applications https://www.services-recherche.ulaval.ca/system/files/public/documents/financement/CERC/CERC_COLD_ECO_CONS_final.pdf BIO Directeur de Biologie (to subscribe/unsubscribe the EvolDir send mail to golding@mcmaster.ca)